Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education enable students in nations all aver the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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